The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-03-26
Current Events.

The President on Tuesday appointed the
following named gentlemen AS mehpefs
of the Inter. State Railway Commission as
called for by the inter state commerce ACT
Thomas N. Cooley, OF Michigan Tor the
term OF six years. A.
VIM. II. Morrison, OF Illinois, for the
term OF five years VI.
Augustus Schoonmaker, OF New iotR'
for the term Of four years,
Aldace +. Walker, of Vermont Tor the
, term of three years.
Walter l.. Bragg, Of Alabama Tor the
term of two years.
The commission az thus composed, Is
considered an able one, generally speaking
II will organize AT once-must, since the
law gees into effect April ist Whatever
NAV he the ultimate accomplishments OF
the law. II certainly marks the beginning
M n new era In railroadng-the Inaugural
zion of a complete revolution In inter. state
commerce. the force of which VIII De
, largely the effect of tie rulings OF this
commission, for the railroads have en'
nounced determination TO obey the law
giving il fair trial, that II may in the fu
, ture be judged on It's meriA'
been the celebration OF the 10Th annlver
, sary of the birth of the Emperor william
of Germany, which took place on the "a
The event was celebrated In the lnos' eiao
crate and hearty manner through 'ut the
. entire German empire, aud Was phrlcipa'
. ed In at Berlin by princes poteh'ates
monarchs and representa- on every
civilized government in the world WINE
from all parts of the world nm aVaiahche
of CONGRATULATIONS showereG upon the ven
cradle monarch. For once in'nlany months
all Europe seemed nj peace with ltseli anu
its neigEbors. VIII II continue;
In Parliament Gladstone hi won ano'h.
er famors victory. The government had
demanded the Immediate passage OF the
coercion bill, and In the DEBATE on the mo-
ton for. urgency Mr. Gladstors on Thurs
day attacked the bill with snch overpow'
ering force that the government has been
forced 20 reconsider The bill will he
placed on Its passage, however, before the
Easter holidays.
The investigation of the stale printing
contracts has been In progress all week
and has developed successful combina
ton by the local printers to gobb.e the lol
at the maxim um price allowed by law and
divide the profits. All the l0cs! printers
we're In the scheme, which was sCccessl III
ly worked, Booker ~ Co, the contractors
, getting the bulk of the pot, the others get
ting from $3.50 (paid TO Rev. Mr.. Quincy
late Of this city to $1,000 each The prof
is divided were about $iO,O 600.
The Chicago drainage scheme has been
discussed In committee, but, on motion OF
Senator RhinehGrt, of this county, inal nc
ton on the bill was postponed uHa! Thurs
day next, until after the convention to be
held In this city rext Tuesday afternoon.
John Sherman Iegan his canvass Tor the
presidency, at Nashville, Tenn, on Thurs
day evening last, by making speech In
the house of representatives, on Invitation
Of the republican members. There was
nothing remarkable about the speech. II
, treated the anti .bellum views OF the soutll
In a "you were IL istaken, but | forgive
YOU" air and then branched into an eiab
. crate defence Of the tariff iniquities and
an arraignment Of thedemocratic party fol-
not removing the taZ on whisky and 20
.baoCo, the failure of the Black educ&tior
bill, winding up by charging the President
with the failure of the river and hagb0i
bill, which Sherman eenate had killed by
delaying its passage until too late to DC
signed by the President.